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  2. Manage your money

Dealing with debt

Steps to help you manage your debt and take control of your money.

  1. How to claim
  2. How your Medicare card and account work

Someone else’s Medicare

You can act on behalf of someone else to help manage their Medicare affairs.

  1. How to claim
  2. How your Medicare card and account work

Organ and tissue donation

Give the gift of life and register your decision to donate your organs or tissue after you die.

  1. Carer Payment
  2. How to keep your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Carer Payment

There are rules about when you can get Carer Payment when you or the person you care for travel outside Australia. You must meet the Carer Payment rules at all times.

  1. Electronic messaging
  2. How to subscribe

Unsubscribe from electronic messaging

If you don’t want to get electronic messages from us, you can unsubscribe at any time.

  1. Electronic messaging
  2. How to manage your messages

Change how you get electronic messaging

You can change how you get electronic messages from us at any time.

  1. Electronic messaging
  2. How to manage your messages

Update your electronic messaging contact details

If you change your mobile number or email address, you need to tell us straight away.

  1. How to manage your allowance
  2. Reviews

Medical reviews when you get Carer Allowance

If you’re getting Carer Allowance, we may do a medical review of the person you care for from time to time.

Transfer Carer Payment and Carer Allowance from child to adult

You may be getting Carer Payment or Carer Allowance, or both payments. When a child in your care is turning 16, you can transfer your Carer Payment and or Carer Allowance from a child to an adult.

  1. How to manage your allowance
  2. Reviews

Carer Allowance income review

To make sure you’re paid correctly, we may review your income.

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Page last updated: 10 December 2021.
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